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August 18, 2026 - Deals
Google Acquires Business Data From Spirit Airlines For $10 Million
Google is acquiring internal business data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines for $10 million to support product development and AI model training. The de-identified data includes employee emails, Microsoft Teams messages, spreadsheets, calendars, and marketing, productivity and operations data, with no customer or personally identifiable information; Spirit also received a $7.5 million bid from AI data company Mercor, while a U.S. bankruptcy judge is set to consider the sale.
SALE PRICE: $10,000,000
HQ: Mountain View, California
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View AllVessev Secures $19 Million Series A Funding Led By Blackbird Ventures For Electric Hydrofoil ExpansionNew Zealand-based electric hydrofoil maker Vessev has raised $19 million in a Series A and follow-on financing round to accelerate production of its VS-9 vessel line, expand its global team, and support plans to manufacture in the United States. The round was led by Blackbird Ventures, with participation from new investors GD1 and Rypples alongside existing backers K1W1, Icehouse Ventures, Shasta Ventures, and NZVC. The company, led by co-founder and CEO Eric Laakmann, is entering the U.S. market with FlyTahoe as its first American customer and plans demonstrations in New York City, Washington D.C., and Lake Tahoe as it expands sustainable electric water transit.
FOUNDERS: Max Olson & Eric Laakmann
INVESTORS: Blackbird Ventures, GD1, Rypples, K1W1, Icehouse Ventures, Shasta Ventures & NZVC
ROUND: Series A
AMOUNT: $19,000,000
HQ: Auckland, New Zealand
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